🌱 Interstate Resurfacing + Exchange Club Member Of The Year

Good morning, neighbors! Prop up those feet, grab the coffee and let's get you all caught up on your morning headlines.

In today's Daily, we have these stories and more ...

• Exchange Club names Member of the Year.
• Death investigation at Hurricane Creek.
• Interstate 359 resurfacing project.

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First, today's weather: A couple of heavy t-storms. High: 97 | Low: 73. ⛈

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🗣 Patch Shout Out 🗣

Our Shout Out for this Saturday morning goes to Gaius "Whit" Whitfield, who was named the 2022 member of the year by the Exchange Club of Tuscaloosa during the club's meeting on Thursday. He is pictured here on the righthand side with club member Glen Smith (Tuscaloosa Patch)

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🗞 Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa 🗞

1. A death investigation is underway at Hurricane Creek in Tuscaloosa after a body was discovered in the water just after 7 a.m. Friday morning. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
2. Our news partners at WVUA 23 caught up with the mother of a Tuscaloosa man who was captured by Russians last month. Don't miss this heart-wrenching update here. (WVUA 23 News)
3. Stillman College on Friday announced it is now accepting nominations for its inaugural Athletics Hall of Fame class. Applications will be accepted through the end of August! (Tuscaloosa Patch)
4. Tuscaloosa motorists are asked to use caution as the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) gears up to resurface Interstate 359 from the I-20/59 interchange to the 15th Street overpass in Tuscaloosa. (Tuscaloosa Patch)

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🗓 Today in Tuscaloosa 🗓

• Paper Mache 2 @ Kentuck Art Center (More)
• Saturday in the Park feat. Hoop Dancing & Native Drums (More)
• Druid City Pride Benefit Show @ Icon Tuscaloosa (More)

5️⃣ Other Stories I'm Reading Today

1. Bibb County Deputy Brad Johnson's funeral service held in Montevallo (Allie Root, CBS 42 News)
2. Stillman College recognizes longest living alumnus (Kelvin Reynolds, WBRC Fox 6 News)
3. Where is gas less than $4 a gallon in Alabama? (William Thornton, AL.com)
4. Union Man Charged With Felony Assault Over Scrap at Warrior Met Coal Picket Line (Brittany Marshall, Tuscaloosa Thread)
5. Updated jersey numbers for 2022-23 Alabama men's basketball team (Charlie Potter, BamaOnline)

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You're officially in the loop for today. See you all tomorrow for another update!

— RP

Have a news tip or suggestion for an upcoming Tuscaloosa Daily? Contact me at ryan.phillips@patch.com